COVID shots protect kids from long COVID—and don’t cause sudden death
Benefits and a non-existent risk Using an adjusted odds ratio, the researchers found that vaccination…
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Big Tech data center buildouts have led to $5.4 billion in public health costs
The analysis does not account for the purchase of market-based instruments that are meant to…
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Texas measles outbreak reaches 90 cases; 9 cases in New Mexico
Other affected counties in Texas include Dawson (6 cases); Ector (1); Lubbock (1); Lynn (1);…
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RFK Jr. promptly cancels vaccine advisory meeting, pulls flu shot campaign
Indefinite changes Stat asked the HHS specifically about the Wild to Mild campaign as well…
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Doctors find worms squirming through teen’s neck: A cautionary tale
In the early 20th century, the American South was crawling with intestinal hookworms. Some initial…
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Trump admin. fires USDA staff working on bird flu, immediately backpedals
Over the weekend, the Trump administration fired several frontline responders to the ongoing H5N1 bird…
“The country is less safe”: CDC disease detective program gutted
The cadre of elite disease detectives at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is…
Louisiana officially ends mass vaccinations as RFK Jr. comes to power
"Rather than instructing individuals to receive any and all vaccines, LDH staff should communicate data…
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Measles outbreak in undervaccinated Texas area doubles—again
A measles outbreak in an area of Texas with abysmal vaccination rates continues to mushroom,…
H5N1 testing in cow veterinarians suggests bird flu is spreading silently
Three veterinarians who work with cows have tested positive for prior infections of H5 bird…